Andreas von Schoeler

Andreas von Schoeler (born 4 July 1948) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He served as the Parliamentary State Secretary for the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community from 1976 to 1982 and later as the Mayor of Frankfurt between 1991 and 1995. Von Schoeler was the last mayor to serve before the introduction of direct elections in 1995. Political career Von Schoeler joined the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) aged 18. He served in the Bundestag between 1972 and 1982. On 16 December 1976, von Schoeler was chosen to be the Parliamentary State Secretary for the Minister of the Interior, Werner Maihofer. He served in this position until 17 September 1982, when the ruling SPD-FDP coalition collapsed. Von Schoeler was one of several FDP politicians who left in the party in what was known as the "Wende" ("turning point"). After leaving the FDP to join the SPD, von Schoeler attempted to re-enter the Bundestag on the SPD party list, but failed and was not elected. In 1984, von Schoeler joined the Hessen State Cabinet of Holger Börner as the State Secretary of the Interior. After the SPD was defeated in the 1987 elections, von Schoeler left this position. After a brief stint working for Sony, Von Schoeler became the Head of Personnel, Legal and Economic Affairs in Frankfurt am Main in 1989, and replaced Volker Hauff as Mayor of Frankfurt in 1991. When he became mayor, von Schoeler was the youngest mayor in the history of Frankfurt at 43 years old.